Graford waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Huckabay Indians a 12-0 shutout. With that win, Graford brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Not much got past Brad Lemley, who gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Huckabay off the board.
On the hitting side, Mckennon Lemley was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Nick Bloxham was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Graford's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Huckabay, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Graford will have a chance to go back-to-back against Huckabay: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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